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Shampoo

Giovanni Curl Habit Curl Defining Shampoo

Your regular washing step. Formula as listed on Giovanni’s US product page.

Maker’s directions: Massage into wet hair from roots to ends and work up a light lather. Full directions ↓

Sizes: 13.5 oz / 24 oz

Price:
  • $13.99 for 13.5 oz ($1.04 per oz)
  • $21.99 for 24 oz ($0.92 per oz)

List prices on Giovanni’s own store, checked

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Your step: Shampoo

Source: the label and directions Giovanni publishes for this product

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How to use it

  1. Massage into wet hair from roots to ends and work up a light lather.
  2. Rinse thoroughly.
  3. The maker suggests following with its Curl Defining Conditioner.

Start with one cleanser. A clarifying shampoo can replace it on a reset wash. See where this step fits .

Ingredients and formula details

Makers change formulas now and then. If the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.

Fragrance / Parfum
Listed
Curly Girl Method
Lists Sodium Coco-Sulfate (a sulfate), which the method leaves out. What counts
Read the full ingredient list

Aqua (Purified Water), Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycol Stearate, *Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (Naturally Refined), *Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Glycerin, Fragrance (Natural), *Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, *Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Decyl Glucoside, *Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, *Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, *Cymbopogon Schoenanthus (Lemongrass) Extract, *Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Polyquaternium-7, Butylene Glycol, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Dehydroacetic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol

These are formula details, not predictions of conditioning, hold or how your hair will respond. Read about ingredient comparisons .

What the maker doesn’t say

Giovanni doesn’t say how much to use. Measure your usual amount once, and the cost calculator does the rest.

Every fact here comes from what Giovanni publishes for this product; our sources page lists each one. Holding the product? Check its ingredient list.